| Marriage Statistics : United States | Data |
| Annual number of U.S. marriages | 2,077,000 |
| Marriage rate | 6.8 per 1,000 |
| Divorce rate | 3.4 per 1,000 |
| Percent Currently Married by Race and Sex | Percent Married |
| White Men | 44 % |
| White Women | 51 % |
| Black Men | 32 % |
| Black Women | 26 % |
| Hispanic Men | 43 % |
| Hispanic Women | 45 % |
| Marriages by Education Level | Percent of Marriages |
| No High School Diploma | 28 % |
| High School Diploma or GED | 26 % |
| Some College | 21 % |
| Bachelor’s Degree or Higher | 11 % |
| Religion in Marriage Statistics | Percent |
| Percent of married women who say religion is very important | 60.1 % |
| Percent of married men who say religion is very important | 50.9 % |
| Percent of married women who say religion is not important | 36.3 % |
| Percent of married men who say religion is not important | 35.4 % |
